The Passenger

The Passenger

1975 · 126 min · IT · PG-13 · 7.3 (435 votes)
Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni · Starring Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry, Steven Berkoff, Ambroise Mbia

I used to be somebody else...but I traded him in.

ThrillerDramaRomance

David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.

VIBE

A weary journalist's identity crisis unfolds across continents. It's a slow-burn descent into existential dread, where the lines between self and stranger blur amidst a backdrop of global unease and shadowy pursuits.

disorientingexistentialsuspensefulmelancholicsteadyEuropean arthousepolitical thrillercharacter studyidentitydisillusionmentglobalismdanger
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